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Characteristics of a Sector of the Endcap Hadron Calorimeter for the CMS Facility
The characteristics of the prototype of the endcap hadron calorimeter for the CMS facility have been measured. Using the relations between the measured calorimeter response to a radiation source, muons, and pi...
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A Test Setup for Scintillation Counters
A setup has been developed for testing mass-produced scintillation counters. Its design and the quality control procedure for the scintillation counters of the hadron calorimeter are described.
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Production and quality control of optical elements for the end cap hadron calorimeter of the CMS setup
An end cap hadron calorimeter, in which scintillators with wavelength-shifting fibers are used as the active elements, has been designed for the compact muon spectrometer (CMS) now under construction at CERN. ...
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Oxygen transport and thermomechanical properties of SrFe(Al)O3-δ –SrAl2O4 composites: microstructural effects
Measurements of oxygen permeation through dense % MathType!Translator!2!1!AMS LaTeX.tdl!TeX -- AMS-LaTeX! % MathType!MTEF!2!1!+- % feaaeaart1ev0aaatCvAUfeBSjuyZL2yd9gzLbvyNv2CaerbbjxAHX % garmW...
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Oxygen nonstoichiometry and the thermodynamic and structural properties of double perovskites PrBaCo2 − x Cu x O5 + δ
The special features of the structure, electrophysical properties, and oxygen nonstoichiometry of new double perovskites PrBaCo2 − x Cu x O5 + δ were studied. Wit...
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The structure, nonstoichiometry, and thermodynamic characteristics of oxygen in strontium ferrite doped with niobium, SrFe1 − x Nb x O3 − δ
The influence of do** with niobium on the structure and oxygen nonstoichiometry of strontium ferrite SrFe1 − x Nb x O3 − δ (x = 0.05, 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, and 0.4) wa...
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Unexpected transformations of O2−, O 2 2− , and O 3 2− ligands in the vanadium(V) coordination sphere: Quantum-chemical modeling
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Catalytic peroxide oxidation: The structure of key intermediates in the VV/H2O2 system according to quantum chemical data
The inner-sphere isomerization of the peroxo complexes of vanadium(V) with the general formula [VO6]− was studied using approximations based on the density functional theory (B3LYP/6-31G**) and the Møller-Plesset...
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Quantum-chemical modeling of supramolecular interaction in the vanadium peroxo complex-water system: An unexpected cis effect of the peroxo group
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Oxygen nonstoichiometry and the thermodynamic properties of manganites Ca1 − x − y Sr x La y MnO3 − δ
The content of oxygen in Ca0.6 − y Sr0.4La y MnO3 − δ, where y = 0 and 0.05, was determined by coulometric titration over the temperature range 650–950°C ...
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Ion transport in dual-phase SrFe1−xТаxO3−δ (x = 0.03 − 0.10): effects of redox cycling
The incorporation of tantalum cations in mixed-conducting SrFe1-xTaxO3−δ (x = 0.03 − 0.10) results in the formation of single cubic perovskite-like phases in oxidizing atmospheres while under red...
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Oxygen non-stoichiometry and mixed conductivity of La0.5Sr0.5Fe1–x Mn x O3–δ
Oxygen non-stoichiometry, thermal expansion, and high-temperature transport properties of perovskite-type La0.5Sr0.5Fe1– x Mn x ...
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Unusual platinum complexes in the gas phase
Previously unknown cationic platinum complexes Pt(C5H4N)(C5H5N)+ and Pt(C5H4N)+, where platinum atom forms an unusual three-membered metallacycle with a deprotonated pyridine molecule, were detected in the gas ph...
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Oxygen nonstoichiometry and defect equilibrium in Ca1–x Pr x MnO3–δ manganites
The content of oxygen in Ca1−x Pr x MnO3−δ (x = 0.1) material with perovskite-like structure is determined at 750–950°C and oxygen partial pressur...
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Palladium acetate complexes in the gas phase
New palladium acetate complexes, Pd2(OOCMe) 4 + , Pd2(OOCMe) 3 + , Pd2(OOCMe) 2 ...
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The impact of Ba substitution on high-temperature transport in lanthanum-strontium ferrite
Effect of barium content on structural, thermal, and transport properties of oxides La0.49Sr0.5–x Ba x FeO3–δ (х = 0, 0.25, 0.50) was studied wit...
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Defect formation, ordering, and transport in SrFe1–x Si x O3–δ (x = 0.05–0.20)
Oxygen nonstoichiometry of perovskite-like SrFe1–x Si x O3–δ (x = 0.05–0.20), studied by thermogravimetric analysis and coulometric titration in ...
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Oxygen Nonstoichiometry and Transport Properties of Mixed-Conducting Ce0.6–xLa0.4Pr x O2–δ
The oxygen nonstoichiometry and electrical conductivity of fluorite-type solid solutions Ce0.6‒xLa0.4Pr x O2–δ (x = 0.1–0.2) were studied in the oxygen partial pressure range 10–...
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Transport and Electrochemical Properties of SrFe(Al,Mo)O3–δ
In this work, effects of molybdenum do** on the crystal structure, stability, electrical conductivity, oxygen permeability and thermomechanical properties of Sr(Fe,Al)O3–δ-based perovskites, were studied. The e...
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The First Heterometallic Acetate-Bridged Pt(II)–Pd(II) Complex: Synthesis, Structure, and Formation of Bimetallic PtPd2 Nanoparticles
The reaction of platinum acetate blue, empirically described as Pt(OOCMe)2.50, with palladium(II) acetate Pd3(μ-OOCMe)6 gave the first heterometallic acetate-bridged platinum(II) and palladium(II) complex Pd2Pt(μ...